November 21, 2007

HOLIDAY GUIDE 2007

Need a ton of gifts for all those friendly faces in your life? You know: the school crossing guard who has a cheery "Good Morning!" for you, even when it's six below outside? Or the cashier at the grocery store who doesn't make a face when you try to sneak eleven items onto the Ten-Items-Or-Less aisle? And what about that nice neighbor who doesn't pitch a fit every time your kids' soccer ball ends up in her yard?

Well, we think Purusha's sandalwood soap would be a perfect gift for any or all of these lovelies. It's handmade with lots of good stuff like avocado and olive oils, and scented with sandalwood, clary sage, sweet orange, jasmine, and vetiver essential oils. But we especially love that its beautiful, minimalist look lets you make a fuss without being too fussy. (Sandalwood Soap, $5.50)

Free Horror and Sci-Fi Movies
Bored? Catch up on all the old skool horror movies you've missed. From 1925's "Phantom of the Opera" to vintage 1970's Vincent Price and everything in between. It's completely free and a great way to kill some time. (Ha! did you see what I did there? ...with the kill, and the ...forget it).

How To Make Paper
This is a Flickr photo set tutorial on how to make your own homemade paper. It's super-easy and not as messy as you think. Bookmark it for a rainy day.

LibriVoxLike to listen to audiobooks? Light on cash? LibriVox provides free public domain audiobooks like Sense and Sensibility, Robinson Crusoe, and The War of the Worlds. Just download them to your computer, iPod, or any mp3 player.

BookBurroBookBurro is a sweet little Firefox extension that allows you to easily compare book prices. When it "senses" that you are shopping for a book, it overlays a small panel which displays that book's price at other online bookstores like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and AbeBooks. It even checks to see if your local library carries it. We told you it was sweet.

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